bhinnakaraNAsambhavAt, bhagavatI praj~naiv ChedanAtmaka.n karaNam . tayA hi tau Chinnau nAnAtvam- vashyamevApadyete; tataH praj~nayaivAtmabandhayordvidhAkaraNam . nanu kathamAtmabandhau chetyachetakabhAvenAtyanta- pratyAsatterekIbhUtau bhedavij~nAnAbhAvAdekachetakavadvayavahriyamANau praj~nayA Chettu.n shakyete ? niyatasva- lakShaNasUkShmAntaHsandhisAvadhAnanipAtanAditi budhyemahi . Atmano hi samastasheShadravyAsAdhAraNatvA- chchaitanya.n svalakShaNam . tattu pravartamAna.n yadyadabhivyApya pravartate nivartamAna.n cha yadyadupAdAy nivartate tattatsamastamapi sahapravR^itta.n kramapravR^itta.n vA paryAyajAtamAtmeti lakShaNIyaH, tadekalakShaNalakShyatvAt; samastasahakramapravR^ittAnantaparyAyAvinAbhAvitvAchchaitanyasya chinmAtra evAtmA nishchetavyaH, iti yAvat . bhagavatI praj~nA hI ( – j~nAnasvarUp buddhi hI) ChedanAtmak ( – Chedanake svabhAvavAlA) karaN hai . us praj~nAke dvArA unakA Ched karane par ve avashya hI nAnAtvako prApta hote hai.n; isaliye praj~nA dvArA hI AtmA aur bandhako dvidhA kiyA jAtA hai (arthAt praj~nArUp karaN dvArA hI AtmA aur bandha jude kiye jAte hai.n) .
(yahA.N prashna hotA hai ki – ) AtmA aur bandha jo ki 1chetyachetakabhAvake dvArA atyanta nikaTatAke kAraN ek ( – ek jaise – ) ho rahe hai.n, aur bhedavij~nAnake abhAvake kAraN, mAno ve ek chetak hI ho.n aisA jinakA vyavahAr kiyA jAtA hai (arthAt jinhe.n ek AtmAke rUpame.n hI vyavahArame.n mAnA jAtA hai) unhe.n praj~nAke dvArA vAstavame.n kaise ChedA jA sakatA hai ?
(isakA samAdhAn karate hue AchAryadev kahate hai.n : — ) AtmA aur bandhake niyat svalakShaNo.nkI sUkShma antaHsa.ndhime.n (antara.ngakI sa.ndhime.n) praj~nAChenIko sAvadhAn hokar paTakanese ( – DAlanese, mAranese) unako ChedA jA sakatA hai arthAt unhe.n alag kiyA jA sakatA hai, aisA ham jAnate hai.n .
AtmAkA svalakShaN chaitanya hai, kyo.nki vah samasta sheSh dravyo.nse asAdhAraN hai ( – vah anya dravyo.nme.n nahI.n hai) . vah (chaitanya) pravartamAn hotA huA jis-jis paryAyako vyApta hokar pravartatA hai aur nivartamAn hotA huA jis-jis paryAyako grahaN karake nivartatA hai ve samasta sahavartI yA kramavartI paryAye.n AtmA hai.n, isaprakAr lakShit karanA ( – lakShaNase pahachAnanA) chAhiye, (arthAt jin -jin guNaparyAyo.nme.n chaitanyalakShaN vyApta hotA hai; ve sab guNaparyAye.n AtmA hai.n aisA jAnanA chAhie) kyo.nki AtmA usI ek lakShaNase lakShya hai (arthAt chaitanyalakShaNase hI pahichAnA jAtA hai) . aur samasta sahavartI tathA kramavartI ananta paryAyo.nke sAth chaitanyakA avinAbhAvIpanA honese chinmAtra hI AtmA hai aisA nishchay karanA chAhie . itanA AtmAke svalakShaNake sambandhame.n hai .
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1AtmA chetak hai aur bandha chaitya hai; ve dono.n aj~nAnadashAme.n ekase anubhavame.n Ate hai.n .